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15th Jul, 2025
What if a paralysed person was given a second chance at life to walk ‘again’, talk ‘again’, eat ‘again’ and move his hands ‘again’! That’s what a ‘Comprehensive Stroke Center’ does and Sakra is one now!
One of the most significant recent achievements in the field of medicine has been to treat stroke definitively, rapidly, successfully and safely. And ‘Mechanical Thrombectomy’ does that. ‘Mechanical Thrombectomy’ is a minimally invasive neuro-vascular intervention that mechanically removes the clot blocking the bigger arteries (blood pipes) which was not possible by earlier treatment modalities. This marvellous achievement has revolutionized the management of acute stroke because it saves the functioning brain from an imminent death which in turn reverses paralysis or reduces the severity of paralysis and makes the patient walk-again and talk-again. This makes a monumental impact on the patient’s life. This procedure needs doctors trained well in ‘Interventional Neuroradiology’ procedures and a ’Bi-plane Cathlab’ which Sakra has brought together.
Sakra has moved from being a “Stroke-Ready Hospital’ providing rapid care for acute stroke patients with IV Thrombolytics (clot-bursting drugs), to a ‘Comprehensive stroke centre’ providing ‘Mechanical Thrombectomy’ and advanced care.
Sakra is also well equipped with an experienced Emergency department, good MRI and CT machines for rapid diagnosis of stroke, an excellent Neurology, Neuro-Intervention, Neuro-Surgery, Neuro-Anaesthesia, Neuro-intensive care and Neuro-Rehabilitation. It can handle complex stroke cases both - ‘Ischemic’ (due to blood pipe blockade) & ‘Haemorrhagic’ (due to blood pipe leakage) with exceptional expertise and advanced intervention making it one of the best places to go to if one faces stroke (sudden loss of body functions).
Sakra is now a ‘Comprehensive Stroke Center’ with capabilities of managing complex stroke with highest levels of care and safe intervention.
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